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Burden

Burden

written by: theRavensproctor

The stagnancy of my wonders
Whether they ever truly love me
If they still would
Even if they knew
the weight of my sins
The private thoughts
That waltz on my lobes;
How temporal existence is
People, so eager to live
Only to die in a rush
You wonder what's worse
Your reclusive nature
of finding the truth
Not understanding everyone you hurt
Everything slowly dying around you
Is it your effect
Or the inability to save them
From being captured by life
What a responsibility
The burden of self, the levity of being
the drive of my sins
How happy can I be
before I cease to live

AUTHOR OF THE MONTH

Copper Rose perforates the edges of the page while writing unusual stories from the heart of Wisconsin. She lives with her husband and a black Golden Doodle. She has raised two sons and has been accused of playing well with others. Her most recent credits include the Clarendon Publishing House anthologies; Flashpoint, Rapture, Vortex, and Fireburst, as well as The Literary Crow and Pure Slush Greed anthologies. You can also view her stories at Soft Cartel, Dodging the Rain, Visitant Lit, Terror House, The Drabble, The World of Myth, 101 Word Stories, Who Writes Short Shorts, and Night Garden Journal among other online journals. She also understands there really is something about pie.